Devotion, Love, Depth, Expansion

Every year I choose words to encapsulate the desired energy of my year ahead. My words for this year are Devotion, Love, Depth, Expansion. And boy am I feeling this. I sat at my altar Friday morning before filming, and I was called to a deep surrender of my heart. I have felt called into deep surrender of my heart always, but especially as I have entered my 28th year and as we shed our final skin and transition into the Spring Time.  A surrendering to my future, my desires, my wants. Surrendering to what I think is the way, for the Divine Plan to unfold the Truth in front of my eyes like the petals of a rose. This, to me, is true devotion. 

As we are only a month and a half into the New Year, I reflect on my words thus far. I bite my lip, with the tiniest bit of hesitation as I have already seen a taste of what these words are going to churn up within me. In our women's circle, when we officially shared our words, I turned to a friend and said “do you ever hear some of our friends words and feel scared for them” she laughed and said “yeah… yours." This made me laugh…and now, I am starting to understand. 

Laying your life to Devotion and True Divine Love is no small feat. In fact it is the very thing that beckons levels of depth that you may have never experienced before. It asks you to set aside everything you think you know about your life, and follow the new path. The path of The Spirit. It asks you to release, to let go, to trust, to stay centered, to allow new. Sometimes the path of the Divine is a lonely path, and then it's met with the most joyous outpouring of love. It is the ultimate ebb and flow with the rhythm of the Universe. 

As I sat at my altar Friday morning and reflected on this, I felt a sense of softness pour over me. My heart started melting, softening, surrendering. I couldn't think of a more precious, and tender space to be. It occurs to me that through this shed, this letting go, this devotion to love and depth, there is something miraculous waiting on the other side… and that is your ultimate Expansion. Expansion into greater. A stepping into the new. 

I continue to keep this in my foresight, and remember, that on the other side of tender softness, is epic strength. This is duality. This is the ebb and flow. This is the beauty of life. 

I inhale with gratitude, I exhale with gratitude. 

And that, is The Rose-Colored Way

I have curated a soft supple stretch for your yoga practice this week. May you allow yourself to melt into the softness, so you can rise into your strength on a new day.

Endless Love and Abundant Blessings to you,

                                            Hannah Ovington